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Novel Nano-Catalyst for Use as Anode Material in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell

Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences designed and synthesized a functional ternary Pt/Re/SnO2/C catalyst as an anode material in a direct ethanol fuel cell.

25 Jun 2020

New Microscopy Technique to Measure Electrical Potential in Nanomaterials

As technology shrinks, the need to characterize the properties of very small materials-measured in nanometers (1 nanometer = 1 billionth of a meter)-has become increasingly important.

25 Jun 2020

Researchers Demonstrate Solid-State Laser Refrigeration of Nanoscale Sensors

To the general public, lasers heat objects. And generally, that would be correct.

24 Jun 2020

New Method to Make 3D Heterostructures and Nanoscale Quantum Materials

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and their collaborators from Iowa State University have developed a new approach for generating layered, difficult-to-combine, heterostructured solids.

24 Jun 2020

Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy to Study Nanoscale Electron Behavior

The Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences has awarded Rice University experimental physicist Ming Yi a five-year grant to explore the details of magnetism in two-dimensional materials.

24 Jun 2020

White Paper: Separation and Characterization of Viruses and Antibodies

Postnova Analytics have published an informative new white paper that details how multi-detector Asymmetrical Field Flow Fractionation (AF4) and Electrical AF4 (EAF4) techniques are transforming the separation and characterization of viruses and antibodies.

From Postnova Analytics GmbH 23 Jun 2020

Study Demonstrate Pathway of Uptake, Transport of Nanoplastics in Plant Root

As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues in China.

23 Jun 2020

New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst can Break Chemical Bonds in Fluorocarbons

Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.

23 Jun 2020

Silver Nanoparticles-Integrated Fabric can Inactivate SARS-CoV-2 Virus

In collaboration with various universities, Nanox has designed a fabric with silver microparticles incorporated on its surface and featuring the ability to disable the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests. In the tests, the material removed 99.9% of the virus just after two minutes of contact.

22 Jun 2020

Plasmonic Nanotorch Helps Detect Ultrafast Biochemical Reactions

Human life relies on exceptional arrays of biochemical reactions. Thus, gaining insights into the functions of biomolecules necessitates real-time tracking of such reactions.

22 Jun 2020

Highly Reproducible Solid Phase Extraction

Porvair Sciences announce Microlute™ CP - a new generation of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) 96-well microplates and cartridges that take SPE to a new level of performance by enhancing the reproducibility of analyte extraction and recovery from biological, environmental and chemical samples.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Jun 2020